Concrete Orbs for the Garden: An Inspirational Tutorial with SPECIAL GUEST, Vickie Vance
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ส.ค. 2020
- On this episode of Design Your Life, Terry brings on The Stone Muse, Vickie Vance! Vickie and Terry show you how they make their 'light' weight concrete orbs. You might have seen these interesting and decorative spheres around Terry's garden in other episodes. Well, by popular demand, Terry shows you how easy it is to experiment with concrete! From start to finish, you'll get hands-on instruction and tips to inspire YOU to create your own orbs!
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Disclaimer: I'm a self-proclaimed jack-of-all trades space designer and gardener. Therefore, as the saying goes, '...I'm a master of none'. I am not a horticulturist. I'm simply a lover of plants who knows enough to keep things alive and glorious! I'm here to inspire ideas for you try with your own space. Do all, one, or none! Just enjoy!
Informative
He talks when he should be listening
Sorry. I am overly exuberant when imparting info that i am trying to cover😀
Nice video! Five Below is a great place to find Pilates balls. They have three sizes for $5 each. Not a plug, just a tip if anyone is looking for a good source.
Good resource. Thank you for sharing. I paid a lot more.
Love it! And thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much for watching. I am really glad if I inspired you to play.
Thanks! I can’t wait to get started.
Let me know if you have questions.
That was fun! I want to try this! Thanks, Terry, for a great video!
You are the best!!!!!
Amazing. Now I know how he does it!
You wonder how I fill my day. These videos show you. Haha
I have been wanting to make some concrete projects-may give this a try! Also, would you do a show on how you built your wine bottle walls? 🍷🍷
Hi there. Thank you for the tutorial! It is amazing!!! Does this "recipe " work for winter? Do I need to store my spheres inside? I am in zone 5. Thank you.
Absolutely. Mine stay out all year. Zone 6/7. Goes down to 5 degrees.
Thank you so much for this video! Excellent tips. The polymer is that the same as concrete adhesive that looks like glue?
I think so. It does look like white milky thin glue.
Love it! What type of sand do you use?
Play sand for a smoother finish or construction sand for rougher finish. I sometime screen the sand for even smoother texture.
Great video! I have a question though. You had 3 parts sand and 1 part cement in the mixing tub and only mixed up the cement part (I believe). When do you mix the sand in?
I mixed the dry sand with the Portland then started adding water and or polymer.
@@DesignYourLifewithTerryWhite Thank you!
I taped several size balls from yoga to a toddler soccer ball. The tape kept falling off with the initial slurry and made it nearly impossible to work on! So, just as that wonderful bucket of water advice was mentioned, I wish they would have addressed this problem. 😣UgH😣
The tape I use is slightly tacky so it will hold if you constantly slightly overlap the tape. Was your tape tacky?
How long do you wait between coats?
Do you wet it before adding another one?
I wait till the next day. About 12 hours.
I wet it with pure polymer then add the next coat.
Can we add color to the dry mix before mixing it?
Yes you can!
Hi. if you don’t deflate the ball at the end of the process, would it damage the sphere?
It is my belief that in the summer it will expand with the heat and maybe be an issue but I have never tried it so I don’t really know.
Is the yoga ball / concrete ball strong enough to sit up on?
Yes they are.
Did you make the second half of the video that you spoke about? Doing something different..
No I haven’t made another concrete orb video. Many others but that is pretty much the way I make them. It is up to you to make them better and share. I have made probably 50. Some as long ago as 15 years and they are still holding up. Haha. I sometimes add aging color. I sometimes use less polymer as they deters moss growth. But I pretty much make them the same way.
Hi. Can you tell us what to paint concrete products that will be standing in the open air with? I would like to add that the concrete paints did not pass the exam. Regards - paw up.
I have used Thompson’s water seal on concrete pot edges and some of my orbs. I don’t paint any so I am not sure about paint. Sorry that I don’t have a recommendation.
I have made a dozen bigger spheres and have used old exterior house paint and it is holding up, plus it goes with the house nicely.
Is it heavy or light enough for a hurricaine no damage??
Probably not. They are pretty lightweight and would end up in another state. Strong winds here move them around but it isn’t a problem for me to put them back.
Is that a child's play ball? What do you apply to the sphere after finished? On the large orb, how do patch the hole that is made to retrieve the yoga ball?
Yes a child’s play ball. The larger orbs are on yoga balls. I don’t apply anything as I want it to age. Just a bit of concrete mixture would do but I don’t patch mine but place it on the bottom.
I just saw the question about the yoga ball. I don’t retrieve it. I just drill a hole and pop it but leave the deflated ball inside.
You can use a concrete sealer, or just spray on an acrylic sealer, spray once a year.
So, is so light that the wind will take it?
No. They are pretty sturdy. I have some on top of urns on top of columns that got hit hard by tree branches during a storm that did topple but I wired them to the urns and have no problem since. Thanks for asking.
Do you have a tutorial for the large sphere?
No I don’t but I do it the same way.
@@DesignYourLifewithTerryWhite For the large ball, do you recommend applying the cement mix to the entire ball at once, or is it better to apply the mix first to the top half, wait a bit for it to dry, then flip the ball over and apply the mix to other half? Especially with a large ball, I'm wondering if the cement mix is cohesive enough to prevent it from just falling off the bottom half if you tried to apply the cement mix all at once.
Where are your gloves?
I like to feel the concrete. I do neutralize the lime with some white vinegar then my Evelyn Crabtree gardeners lotion.
Polymer..you mean PVA glue?
No it a polymer specific to concrete. It is in the concrete section of your hardware store. Looks like milk and same consistency.
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Always Wear Gloves and a Mask folks.. its amateurish not to. Concrete and skin don't go together well and concreted dust is bad for your Lungs ! Remember what happened to the 911 first responders many fell ill .
I appreciate the opinion. Probably should.
GAA! It’s killing me to watch these grown ups with no safety gear, gloves and a mask are essential!
HORRIBLE BACK GROUND NOISE!
Sorry. I have some ponds with several fountains in this space. I should have turned them off.